An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative
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of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraph:- The program shall provide tuition and fee waivers for any resident of the commonwealth who has been the subject of a legal guardianship pursuant to section 5-201 of chapter 190B and who, upon reaching the age of 18 or upon enrolling in a Massachusetts institution of higher education, is living with a grandparent or other relative, including any person related by consanguinity, marriage or affinity except for a parent. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of these waivers after all reimbursements from the federal government have been exhausted.
Section 19 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following paragraph:- The program shall provide tuition and fee waivers for any resident of the commonwealth who has been the subject of a legal guardianship pursuant to section 5-201 of chapter 190B and who, upon reaching the age of 18 or upon enrolling in a Massachusetts institution of higher education, is living with a grandparent or other relative, including any person related by consanguinity, marriage or affinity except for a parent. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, shall bear the cost of these waivers after all reimbursements from the federal government have been exhausted.